Accident Grumman F9F Cougar ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282134
 
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Date:Sunday 5 February 1956
Time:
Type:Grumman F9F Cougar
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Huntington Beach, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Los Alamitos, CA
Destination airport:Phoenix, AZ
Narrative:
Crashed into the ocean a half mile offshore shortly after take-off for a cross country flight. The pilot failed to report when reached the top of an overcast.

Sources:

San Bernardino Sun 6 February 1956, p1

Revision history:

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28-Aug-2022 12:36 TB Added

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